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    Blade 14 (2014) Bios

    Discussion in 'Razer' started by KillerFry, Mar 12, 2015.

  1. KillerFry

    KillerFry Notebook Consultant

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    Hey there;

    Well, I've always wondered if there have been BIOS updates from Razer, and since there is nothing in their website the only thing I knew is that "A4" appeared in the lower right corner of my Blade's screen when booting.

    Today I was fiddling with the BIOS settings to boot from a USB drive, and suddenly I notice that "B4" came up in the lower right corner of the screen. Which got me wondering if anyone knows what these codes actually mean.
     
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  2. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    That code must be a "state code" or something. It's usually A2 during normal boot. I keep forgetting to watch it when I cold boot.

    I have version 2.24. I know there's a 2.27 version out there. Razer doesn't provide updates on their site (unlike every other laptop vendor I might add). I think the reasoning is they don't want people flashing it unless they are actively trying to solve an issue.

    One thing I wish they would do is put a changelog up of what has been changed between the different versions that exist. I currently am not having any issues that I suspect a BIOS update would fix, so not sure I care really. It's more my OCD about always updating drivers, firmware, router firmware, NAS secrity updates etc.. I check almost daily. It's the sys/net admin in me I think. :)
     
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  3. bryannn029

    bryannn029 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would LOVE a bios update to toggle the fn key.
     
    bryannn029, Mar 12, 2015
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